WTMG’s Oliver Shellding: “Kingdom Eighties seeks to create a standalone experience for newcomers and longtime fans alike, and it achieves this in some facets. It’s beautiful, it sounds amazing, and the animated cutscenes and character archetypes fit the 80s bill to a T. On the other hand, I kept feeling like there should be more reasons to soldier on. Higher difficulties mean better strategizing, sure, but I wanted to feel inspired to make bolder choices other than “center on just these fences and expand slowly instead of brazenly.” It’s interesting, sure, but it’s just not enough to make me say “this is exactly what was needed.” A pretty good fit for the Stranger Things fans who aren’t interested in doing more than jamming out to tunes and biking back and forth.”
